PCs for my kids at xmas

macca672

macca672

macca672

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Looking at building a couple of pc's for my step son (10) and step daughter(11) for xmas.

looking at a budget of around £250 each, dont need OS,mouse or monitors,

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thats what i have come up with so far, (the network adaptor I only need 1 as have one already), I dont trust the 450w psu that comes with the case, hence why I have a psu in the basket

any suggestions/conflicts/better items?? The most they are going to be used for is surfing, watching dvds and the odd facebook game, perhaps a bit of minecraft and a few older games. Can look at possibly getting a dedicated gfx card further down the line if they need a bit more grunt
 
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yeah im hoping to spread the cost so looking to start ordering in the next week or two and pick up parts as I go, obviously I know the prices are subject to change. Just wanted to get a rough idea of if everything will work together or if it needs changing. :)
 
the parts your after are going to be getting a hell of a lot cheaper nearer christmas time because theres a new processor coming out in september time, and some new graphics cards coming out pretty soon after that too which promise to be a hell of a lot faster than the old ones. i'd be very surprised if that didnt push the prices down a lot
 
cheers reaper, was going to start with grabbing the case and dvd drives etc, and try to hold out on the other parts till closer to xmas, but with 6 kids (4 step kids and 2 of my own) Im trying to ease the burden of leaving it all too late then panicking with 2 weeks left that I havent bought anything yet :D
 
olivier renault said:
Save your money and get everything in November / December. You will only be spreading the cost upwards!
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Yeah, not only that but as stuff gets bumped down to make way for the newer/bigger releases, some of the items nearer the lower end of the spec pile can either become harder to get and/or price go up, which would suck if trying to source RAM and you're already locked in on options due to having bought a mobo 5 months earlier, etc. Might not be much risk of that given the items and timescales, but Olivier's point still stands regardless if that doesn't turn out to be so.
 
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Just keep your money until closer to the time

However if you see RAM/HDD on a dirt cheap offer pick them up, or if that CM 430 with psu goes on offer :D

You may be able to pick up a socket 1155 pentium and mobo at a similar price in late november so you might aswelll wait (:
 
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